"Israeli airstrikes today on Sana'a International Airport, the Red Sea ports, and power stations in Yemen are especially alarming," the UN chief spokesperson said in a press brief
Israeli forces unleashed a series of deadly strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the western city of Hodeidah on Thursday, according to Houthi-run media, killing at least four people and injuring more than a dozen others.
On December 30, 2024, during a United Nations Security Council meeting, Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon issued a stern warning to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants, urging them to halt missile attacks on Israel or risk the same "miserable fate" as Hamas,
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday condemned the deadly escalation between Yemen and Israel, following Israeli airstrikes that reportedly killed at least three people, injured dozens, and struck critical civilian infrastructure,
A senior UN official appealed on Monday for an end to the hostilities between Israel and Houthi rebels in Yemen which have taken “an escalatory turn” in recent weeks.
Sana'a International Airport has not been a military target since 2016, and it's a civilian location, says UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen - Anadolu Ajansı
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other UN staff were at Yemen's international airport in Sanaa on Thursday during Israeli air strikes which are reported to have killed at least six people. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said they were about to board a plane when the attacks began.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Israel’s strikes against Houthis in Yemen are “especially alarming”, calls "for all parties concerned to cease all military actions and exercise utmost restraint.
Antonio Guterres remains 'deeply concerned' about risk of further escalation in region, his associate spokesperson says - Anadolu Ajansı
The top U.N. humanitarian official in Yemen says Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board was landing this week.
“The Secretary-General is gravely concerned about intensified escalation in Yemen and Israel,” the statement added. One crew member from the UN team was injured, according to Ghebreyesu
“The Secretary-General is gravely concerned about intensified escalation in Yemen and Israel,” the statement added. One crew member from the UN team was injured, according to Ghebreyesus. The delegation later evacuated to Jordan, the WHO chief said on ...